Tommaso de Vio Cajetan
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Tommaso de Vio Cajetan was a prominent 16th-century Italian Dominican cardinal, philosopher, and theologian best known for his influential commentaries on Thomas Aquinas and his role in early Catholic responses to the Protestant Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommaso de Vio Cajetan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6802430 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tommaso de Vio Cajetan Context triple: [Roman Inquisition theologians, notableMember, Tommaso de Vio Cajetan]
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Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan was a 16th-century Italian Catholic priest, reformer, and co-founder of the Theatine Order, venerated as a saint for his work in renewing the Church and aiding the poor.
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Cardinal Robert Bellarmine
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine was a prominent 16th–17th century Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal of the Catholic Church, known for his influential role in the Counter-Reformation and his involvement in early Church responses to heliocentrism.
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Giovanni da Capestrano
Giovanni da Capestrano, better known as Saint John of Capistrano, was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar, preacher, and inquisitor renowned for his role in leading Christian forces against the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456.
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Johann Eck
Johann Eck was a prominent German Catholic theologian and controversialist best known for his role as a leading opponent of Martin Luther during the early Reformation.
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Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century German cardinal, philosopher, and theologian whose speculative metaphysics and mathematical mysticism helped shape early Renaissance Platonism and humanist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tommaso de Vio Cajetan Target entity description: Tommaso de Vio Cajetan was a prominent 16th-century Italian Dominican cardinal, philosopher, and theologian best known for his influential commentaries on Thomas Aquinas and his role in early Catholic responses to the Protestant Reformation.
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A.
Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan was a 16th-century Italian Catholic priest, reformer, and co-founder of the Theatine Order, venerated as a saint for his work in renewing the Church and aiding the poor.
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B.
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine was a prominent 16th–17th century Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal of the Catholic Church, known for his influential role in the Counter-Reformation and his involvement in early Church responses to heliocentrism.
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C.
Giovanni da Capestrano
Giovanni da Capestrano, better known as Saint John of Capistrano, was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar, preacher, and inquisitor renowned for his role in leading Christian forces against the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456.
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D.
Johann Eck
Johann Eck was a prominent German Catholic theologian and controversialist best known for his role as a leading opponent of Martin Luther during the early Reformation.
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E.
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century German cardinal, philosopher, and theologian whose speculative metaphysics and mathematical mysticism helped shape early Renaissance Platonism and humanist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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Dominican friar ⓘ Italian philosopher ⓘ Italian theologian ⓘ Renaissance philosopher ⓘ Thomist philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cajetan
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linked to:
Saint Cajetan
Cardinal Cajetan ⓘ
linked to:
Cajetan of Thiene
Gaetanus ⓘ |
| birthName | Tommaso de Vio ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1469-02-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1534-08-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Naples
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linked to:
University of Naples Federico II
University of Padua ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | de Vio ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommaso ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic Counter-Reformation theology
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later Thomist commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albertus Magnus
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linked to:
Albert the Great
Aristotle ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Cardinals
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Roman Curia ⓘ |
| movement | Thomism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentaries on Thomas Aquinas
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debate with Martin Luther at Augsburg ⓘ early Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Aristotle
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Commentary on the Summa Theologiae ⓘ Commentary on the Summa contra Gentiles ⓘ De ente et essentia commentary ⓘ
linked to:
De ente et essentia
De nominum analogia ⓘ |
| occupation |
cardinal
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philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Gaeta
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Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cardinal-priest
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Master General of the Dominican Order ⓘ papal legate ⓘ papal theologian ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrder |
Dominican Order
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linked to:
Dominican friars
Order of Preachers ⓘ |
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Subject: Tommaso de Vio Cajetan Description of subject: Tommaso de Vio Cajetan was a prominent 16th-century Italian Dominican cardinal, philosopher, and theologian best known for his influential commentaries on Thomas Aquinas and his role in early Catholic responses to the Protestant Reformation.
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